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Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Univar A2ALON · Rhome, TX · October 17, 1997

Date: October 17, 1997 · 10:25 local
Place: Rhome, TX
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5496F
Reported as: Univar A2ALON
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N5496FRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 1999 · Mooney A-2AS/N B-296 Airframe modelMooney A-2A

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: owner was taxiing to an open area to run the engine following a long period of no operation. The owner noticed smoke from the left side of cowling, opened inspection port and flames erupted, destroying the aircraft. No flight was intended.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: OWNER WAS TAXIING TO AN OPEN AREA TO RUN THE ENGINE FOLLOWING A LONG PERIOD OF NO OPERATION. THE OWNER NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF COWLING, OPENED INSPECTION PORT AND FLAMES ERUPTED, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. NO FLIGHT WAS INTENDED.

Other reports on N5496F · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19840627031029AForced/Precautionary Landing · Ft Pierce, FLEngine quit shortly after takeoff, crash occurred during emergency landing.Jun 27, 1984 · Substantial damage Incident 19830829062119INormal Cruise · Jacksonville, FLOil pressure dropped. Oil covered the windshield. Made emergency landing. Had oil changed. Failed to secure oil cap.Aug 29, 1983